Call for Participation
Group 2005 Short-Papers

Short-Paper submission deadline:      May 23, 2005 at 24.00 EST.

Abstracts and titles due:         May 16, 2005.

All submissions will be acknowledged by email.

The goal of short papers is to bring research into the GROUP community that is relevant and original, but that might not fit well within the traditional long papers program.
Short papers are designed to be more succinct and focused than long papers and will not be expected to have all the traditional elements of a GROUP long paper submission.  They are limited to 4 pages and will follow the same deadlines as long papers.
GROUP short papers will be similar to the traditional, 10-page long papers in the following ways:

• They will be rigorously peer reviewed and evaluated on the basis of originality, significance of the contribution to the field, quality of research, quality of writing and contribution to conference program diversity.

• They will be published in the main conference proceedings and the ACM Digital Library.

• They will be presented by the author(s) at the conference.

(See Guide to Successful Paper Submissions)

GROUP short papers will be different from the traditional, 10-page long papers in the following ways:

• They will be a maximum of 4 pages.

• They will be more focused and succinct than a long paper.

Submissions are not expected to have all the traditional elements of a GROUP long paper submission. For example, short papers on applications are not expected to cover the entire iterative design cycle (observation, design, implementation, evaluation, etc.). Rather, submissions can go into depth in one of these areas.

GROUP short papers are not expected to include an extensive discussion of related work. However, short papers should be situated with respect to closely related work.
Examples of potential topics of GROUP short papers are:

•      A new implementation approach that addresses a significant technical issue in CSCW systems (without extensive design or evaluation of the implementation).
•      The design of a new interaction technique that supports groups (without extensive implementation or evaluation of the technique).
•      A new methodology for studying CSCW systems that the authors believe the CSCW community should consider and discuss (without extensive evaluation of the methodology).
•      A case study of the use of a CSCW system in a domain not typically studied by CSCW researchers.
•     An analysis of a specific situation that could benefit from CSCW support, especially situations that CSCW researchers typically don't consider.
•    A follow-up paper based on a previously published paper. The short paper could publish additional findings that are interesting, but that wouldn't warrant an entire long paper. For example, the original paper might have described, in depth, the implementation and evaluation of a system that resulted in two design recommendations.  Digital communities: experiences and evaluation
•      A GROUP short paper could provide information about what happened when the design recommendations were implemented and evaluated.
 

GROUP short paper submissions should be no longer than 4 pages, including the abstract, all figures, and references. Submissions should include an abstract of no more than 100 words. In addition, submissions should be anonymous: all authors' names and affiliations should be removed.

GROUP short paper submissions should be formatted  according to the ACM SIG Proceedings Template. (Please note that this template is slightly different than the ACM
SIGCHI template.)
Final versions of papers should be formatted according to the instructions from the proceedings publisher, Sheridan Printing Company, Inc., available at http://www.sheridanprinting.com/typedept/cscw.htm

GROUP short paper must be submitted online at the ACM GROUP paper submission site. You will need to register at the site if you do not already have an account. After logging on, follow the "new submissions" link to make your submission.

 GROUP 2005 Short-Papers must be submitted online at the GROUP 2005 conference site:

 https://precisionconference.com/~group/

All submissions must be received by May 23, 2005.
Abstracts and titles due May 16, 2005
Submissions received after this date will not be considered. All submissions will be acknowledged by email.
Any questions about submitting a paper should be directed to Group2005-shortpapers@acm.org.

Short-Papers Co-Chairs